The Virginian-Pilot is seeking a Copy Editor (Sports) who will copy edit stories; write headlines and captions; and proof pages, maps and graphics.This person also will be responsible for designing and producing the agate pages on a nightly basis.The successful candidate must be able to work quickly and accurately under tight deadlines, show strong organizational skills, be able to thrive in a team environment, and have an interest in sports from preps to pros.

Essential Functions:
Design inside sports pages
Help manage page flow
Edit a wide variety of sports stories, from preps to the pros
Write headlines and photo captions
Compile briefs packages and roundups
Meet established deadlines
Safeguard accuracy
Work with the rest of the team to improve its performance

Minimum Qualifications:
Demonstrated layout and design skills
Demonstrated mastery of grammar, spelling and Associated Press style. A copy editing exercise will be required
Demonstrated ability to work accurately under deadlines in a professional manner
Demonstrated knowledge of community and national news or sports
Demonstrated ability to thrive in a team environment
Demonstrated ability to work accurately under deadlines

Education/Experience:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
Three years experience on a newspaper copy desk

Preferred Qualifications:
Three years experience as a layout/copy editor
Experience on a sports copy desk
Interest in or knowledge of sports

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I think this is one of the finest newspapers with a circulation of less than 200,000 in the country. Norfolk is near Newport News, Hampton Roads and Virginia Beach as part of the Hampton Roads area, which Mystery Meat II thinks should be called Tidewater. It's an area with all types of lifeforms, some awful areas and some great ones. There are also three other staff positions open: a city hall writer, a copy desk chief and a designer. Here's the full information.

Looks like they only have up the information to apply online, so just click one of the links.

The Virginian-Pilot is seeking a Copy Editor (Sports) who will copy edit stories; write headlines and captions; and proof pages, maps and graphics.This person also will be responsible for designing and producing the agate pages on a nightly basis.The successful candidate must be able to work quickly and accurately under tight deadlines, show strong organizational skills, be able to thrive in a team environment, and have an interest in sports from preps to pros.

Essential Functions:
Design inside sports pages
Help manage page flow
Edit a wide variety of sports stories, from preps to the pros
Write headlines and photo captions
Compile briefs packages and roundups
Meet established deadlines
Safeguard accuracy
Work with the rest of the team to improve its performance

Minimum Qualifications:
Demonstrated layout and design skills
Demonstrated mastery of grammar, spelling and Associated Press style. A copy editing exercise will be required
Demonstrated ability to work accurately under deadlines in a professional manner
Demonstrated knowledge of community and national news or sports
Demonstrated ability to thrive in a team environment
Demonstrated ability to work accurately under deadlines

Education/Experience:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
Three years experience on a newspaper copy desk

Preferred Qualifications:
Three years experience as a layout/copy editor
Experience on a sports copy desk
Interest in or knowledge of sports

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I think this is one of the finest newspapers with a circulation of less than 200,000 in the country. Norfolk is near Newport News, Hampton Roads and Virginia Beach. It's an area with all types of lifeforms, some awful areas and some great ones. There are also three other staff positions open, for a city hall writer, a copy desk chief and a designer. Here's the full information.

Looks like they only have up the information to apply online, so just click one of the links.

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As an area native, as evidenced by how I say Nawfouk, allow me to clear up something on the geography. Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Newport News are part of Hampton Roads, which is the name for the metropolitan area (it's also the name for the body of water connecting the James River with the Chesapeake Bay). I still say the area should be called Tidewater, but that ship has long since sailed.

Good paper that, like every other consequential paper in the country, is not what it used to be thanks to layoffs and job freezes. They still do good work there, and of course their design is always cutting edge.